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President Obama has promised to pass a "Freedom of Choice Act" to ban abortion restrictions, yet hasn't lifted a finger; nor have pro-choice advocates raised a fuss. With Democrats in Congress and a liberal national mood, why not strike now? Because the controversy over partial-birth abortion settled the issue years ago, Jon A. Shields writes in The New Republic.

With grisly drawings of speared fetuses, pro-life groups turned the public against the procedure, and abortion in general. But the partial-birth abortion ban also robbed pro-lifers of “one of the few campaigns that moved the national conscience," writes Shields. Simultaneously, it made Roe v. Wade acceptable—after all, Americans concluded, "our abortion laws are relatively restrictive." Now both sides of the debate prefer to keep quiet.

You would be wrong. Most people who are against abortion are pro-death penalty. Look it up.

northeast

Mar 2, 2009 10:43 PM CST

Which ones are these? I figured that most pro-life advocates were against any sort of human suffering...remember, church groups are constantly visiting the third world. If you wanted a legitimate complaint about their apparent hypocrisy, I'd point you to their support of the death penalty.